Glorieta in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Sibley's Brigade Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 24, 2019
1. Sibley's Brigade Memorial
Erected 1939 by Texas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 35° 34.05′ N, 105° 44.754′ W. Memorial is in Glorieta, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on New Mexico 50 0.2 miles west of La Cuerva Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 179 NM-50, Glorieta NM 87535, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Mexico Volunteers at Battle of Glorieta Pass (here, next to this marker); Colorado Volunteers at the Battles of Glorieta Pass (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Glorieta Pass (a few steps from this marker); Glorieta Pass Battlefield (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Glorieta Pass Battlefield (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trash is Treasure (approx. 3.3 miles away); A Day in Pueblo Life (approx. 3.3 miles away); Precious Water (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glorieta.
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Also see . . . The Confederate Army of New Mexico: A Historical Overview. On May 31, 1861, Henry Hopkins Sibley resigned his commission in the Second United States Dragoons and hurried to Richmond, where he persuaded Jefferson Davis to adopt a grandiose plan to capture New Mexico Territory and use it as a gateway for Confederate occupation of Colorado and California. (Jerry D. Thompson, in The Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association, 1976) (Submitted on October 7, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2025
2. Sibley's Brigade Memorial
Featured memorial is on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2025. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
